Nashville's Elliston Place Soda Shop announced Monday it would expand into Cool Springs this summer.

NAI Nashville announced it brokered the lease for more than 8,000 square feet of retail space at Carothers Corner, located at the corner of Mayfield Drive and Carothers Parkway in Franklin.

The restaurant offers a soda fountain along with southern style eats on the menu.

"Elliston Place Soda Shop began serving customers from a little pharmacy in Midtown Nashville in 1939. Today it stands as one of the city's oldest continually operating restaurants," owner Skip Bibb said. "[We're] excited to expand the brand to include a Cool Springs location, taking the best of the historic soda fountain's menu and aesthetic to create a larger more modern version in this bustling suburban district."

Carothers Corner is a 55,156 square feet retail shopping center built in 2000. The retail center holds a mix of national local tenants.

"We are thrilled to have such a quality concept and operation as Elliston Place Soda Shop as our anchor restaurant," said Devin McClendon, President of NAI Nashville. "They will be a wonderful addition to both the center and the Cool Springs area."

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